Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Dear God,

Although we do not always turn to you when we need help, others are praying for us.  Those prayers from family, friends and even those who pray for strangers around the world help us find our way.

When my granddaughter was three years old, she announced she was never leaving home.  She would live with mommy and daddy forever.  We all smiled and remembered her words.  As she grew up she faced challenges.  She was insecure and often fell prey to bullying.  It looked like she really might never leave home.  But we all prayed for her.

Today I saw a facetime picture of her in her college dorm.  She was smiling from ear to ear.  She is happy.

That picture made me think of your power to change lives through prayer.  And you call us all to prayer, to side with you and to lift up both people we love and those who are strangers to us.  All those prayers changed my granddaughter and I am thankful.

Blessed are you,
God of Power and Grace.
You care
for each
of us
as if
we are
the only child.
Thank you
for your compassion.
Thank you
for blessing
my granddaughter.

Love, Andrea